but i will continue to engage across northern ireland, asi to engage across northern ireland, as i havepportunity, so we can continue to work with the executive. we will as i have indicated, continue to invite was that britain —— representatives here to northern ireland to the joint ministerial meetings that will ta ke joint ministerial meetings that will take place. it is having that functioning executive that is one of thoseissues functioning executive that is one of those issues that underlines the need for us to be focused on the future. focused on the future of northern ireland, what it can be and will be, the success we can make of it and how getting back devolved government into a strong, workable spaceis government into a strong, workable space is absolutely our focus and our intent and the work i will be taking forward to really support the parties, to help achieve that. but it is being very conscious of what is at stake here and ensuring people recognise that as they look to that campaign ahead. finally, david young from the press association. inaudible i don't think it is hel

uncertainty for northern ireland.ive, key areas of government will be stalled and then, most importantly, there is brexit. where will be the northern ireland voice when crucial decisions are taken? we are in a very grave situation going into this election and the timing of it, when northern ireland has no budget agreed, when we're facing into brexit and when we're also coming to the end of the financial year, it's possibly the worst time that we could be entering into this kind of disarray. recent years have changed northern ireland, but the shadows of the past still make compromise difficult. and well, i can now speak to the indepedent‘s ireland correspondent, david mckittrick, it is very good to have you with us this evening. it is going to be a really tough road ahead this evening at the late —— isn't it to get to this sort of partnership government james brokenshire is talking about? it certainly is that as you well know from your time reporting here, northern ireland has never run smoothly in politics. if you loo

hill fog and outbreaks of rain, some pushing across scotland, down in northern ireland as a mole the weather fronts from northern northern ireland as a mole the weatherfronts from northern england fringing into parts of south west england and eastern wales. underneath the cloud, you will avoid a frost, quite a mild night across parts of scotland and northern ireland, but a touch of frost in the clearer skies and parts of east anglia in south—east england. after a cold start here, this is where you will most likely season shine tomorrow. brightening up into the afternoon in north—eastern scotland, but for much of the uk, a cloudy day and outbreaks of rain affected parts of northern england and north wales with hill fog, too. mild northern ireland and western scotland, but chailly —— chilly despite the sunshine and a shopper frost to start wednesday morning. wednesday and thursday, variable cloud, a bit of sunshine, but only a you are lucky. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. northern ireland is to hold new elections, following the collapse of its power—sharing executive. secretary

uncertainty for northern ireland. key areas of government will be stored and most importantly, there is brexit. where will be the northern ireland voice and crucial decisions are taken? we are ina and crucial decisions are taken? we are in a very grave situation going into this election and the timing of it when northern ireland has no budget agreed when we are facing brexit and we are also commits the end of the financial year is possibly the worst time we could be entering into this kind of disarray. why macri recent years have changed northern ireland, but the shadows of the past still may compromise difficulties. —— may compromise difficult. david, very good to have you with us this evening. david, it will be a tough road ahead to get to this partnership government that james brokenshire is talking about? certainly. but as you know from reporting tea, northern ireland has never run smoothly in politics. if you look at the bright side, it is a crisis, but not a security or violence crisis. nobody is being killed. a

top stories, just after 6:30pm: northern ireland is to hold new elections, following the collapse of its power—sharing executive. secretary of state james brokenshire has set the date for march 2nd. the us president—elect, donald trump, has promised a "quick and fair" trade deal with britain. theresa may will be making a speech on brexit tomorrow morning. an inquest into the deaths of 30 britons on a beach in tunisia in 2015, has heard local security units were deliberately slowed down, to delay their arrival at the scene. and in south carolina, in the southern united states, a young woman abducted as a baby 18 years ago, has been reunited with both of her biological parents. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll have more reaction to the collapse of northern ireland's power—sharing executive — and the new elections set to take place in march. i will speak to the former business secretary vince cable about the president—elect‘s plans to secure a trade deal with great britain and i will be discussing all t

uncertainty for northern ireland.eas of government will be stalled and then, most importantly, there's brexit. where will be the northern ireland voice when crucial decisions are taken? we are in a very grave situation going into this election and the timing of it went northern ireland has no budget agreed, when we are facing brexit and when we are also coming to the end of the financial year is possibly the worst time that we could be entering into this kind of disarray. recent years have changed northern ireland, but the shadows of the past still make compromise difficult. the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists have started in london. they were shot dead by a gunman at a beach resort near sousse. it was the deadliest terror attack on britons since thejuly the seventh bombings in london in 2005. the inquest has been told that some of the victims might still be alive had local security forces acted more quickly. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight, now on bbc news it's time for

now dup leader and first minister of northern ireland. social media, she responded to mr mcguinness's departure. i am, of course, disappointed martin mcguinness has chosen to take the position he has today. his actions have meant that at precisely the time when we need our government is to be active we will have no government. martin mcguinness's resignation by possibly brings to an end the career of a man who was once a committed and active republican paramilitary. in the 1970s he was second in command of the ira in derry. can you say whether the bombing is likely to stop in the near future in response to any public demand? well, we will always take on the considerations and feelings of people of derry and these feelings will be passed on to the hq in dublin. the man who helped to lead the ira to violence ultimately help to bring northern ireland to peace. he recognised that there could never be a so—called military victory in northern ireland and something that had seemed inconceivable became a reality. republicans and unionists found t

for 10 years, power has been shared in northern ireland.day, that power—sharing government collapsed. i propose that a draft order in council be brought forward shortly to set an election date of thursday, 2nd march. no—one should underestimate the challenge faced to the political institutions here in northern ireland and what is at stake. the trigger for the breakdown was a row over a controversial green energy scheme drawn up by unionist minister, arlene foster. but the bitter arguments over the scheme exposed growing tensions between nationalist and unionist politicians. i think it's both parties, personally, and ifind it very disappointing and very, very sad. it's the tribal politics, you know, i feel like we're back in the 80s and i was really hopeful that for the future generations that they would have a different story. there's no appetite for a return to any sort of violence at any stage or form in the near future. i think that possibly what will happen is we'll be led through another couple of years of political insecurity. at stor

for the uk have another election in northern ireland.is an important sideshow to the whole brexit thing. that is why northern ireland sort of putting in its pennyworth becomes significant in the scheme of things. quite interesting. wales originally voted to leave the eu, 52% voted brexit, but since the outcome and the result they have changed their mind in the polls, apparently. yes, go on. 5696 of the northern irish electorate voted to remain. scotland voted to remain. they have all been big beneficiaries of the uk membership through subsidies and grants, as with some poorer areas in the uk. what is investment week's editorial saying since theresa may made that four points she would like to start the negotiations with? yeah, so the line is, interestingly enough, there isa line is, interestingly enough, there is a lot of political noise but the impact on the underlying economy we don't think is significant, other than the weakness in stirling. so far. and i don't think long-term, there is a two year timetable. minimum. roughly, we know w

it is fundamentally important that we work with northern ireland's political leadership to seeka ireland'seek a solution. the northern ireland secretary will be filling gauged over the next few days and months with the aim of making sure that once the election is over, a sta ble that once the election is over, a stable devolved government is established that works for everyone andl established that works for everyone and i welcome the commitment of the irish minister for foreign affairs in supporting that objective. our discussions here in dublin have been very constructive and i'm sure we will continue the close level of cooperation and friendship between the uk and ireland in the coming months and years ahead. do you have a couple of questions? prime minister, you have said you are open to partial or associate membership of the customs union, and both leaders have said they don't want to see a hardboard or a border of the past, but what kind of border are we looking at in the future? are you both ruling out definitively any tariffs or custom checks along the border, and going into the ne

uncertainty for northern ireland. areas of government will be stalled and then, most importantly, there is brexit. where will be the northern ireland voice when crucial decisions are taken? we are in a very grave situation going into this election and the timing of it, when northern ireland has no budget agreed, when we're facing into brexit and when we're also coming to the end of the financial year, is possibly the worst time that we could be entering into this kind of disarray. recent years have changed northern ireland, but the shadows of the past still make compromise difficult. gavin hewitt, bbc news, belfast. campaigning for the snap election will begin almost immediately with the voter is going to the polls on march the 2nd. but after that there will be three weeks or two weeks of negotiations where they will try to work out whether they have a foundation for future power—sharing agreement. what happens if they fail, they could always go for further elections, or there is the alternative of having direct rule

she said northern ireland doesn't need or wa nt northern ireland doesn't need or wantan northern irelandf—interest. —— she said instead. they are forcing northern ireland to go through an election that risks its stability. strong words from there. i am sure sinn fein will say they asked to step aside without prejudice to her position so that an could be held. that is where we stand at the moment. it is a difficult situation and there are a lot of issues to be resolved in northern ireland way beyond this heating scheme which was running half £1 billion over budget. at the moment it looks like we are heading towards the elections and a difficult period afterwards, when there is a big? 0ver whether the parties can pull this power—sharing arrangement back together. thank you. assembly members are gathering for what is likely to be the final session at stormont for a while. the nominations process is under way, so let's listen in. to comply with the ministerial code of conduct. paragraph six of the st andrews agreement says that we believe that the essential elements of the board we re the es

in northern ireland and what is at stake.re in northern ireland and what is at stake. i am annita mcveigh here at stormont to ta ke annita mcveigh here at stormont to take you through all of the day's developments. ahead of a major speech tomorrow from theresa may, donald trump says he wants to help make brexit "a beautiful thing". 0bama said you'll go to the back of the line, meaning if it does happen and then he had to retract. that was and then he had to retract. that was a bad statement. 50 we are at the front of the queue? a bad statement. so we are at the front of the queue? i think you

the northern ireland secretary has said a new election for the stormont assembly is increasingly likely. the power—sharing government is in crisis following the resignation of sinn fein's martin mcguiness as deputy first minister. the main cause of the dispute is the mis—handling of an energy scheme which could cost the taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds. my colleague ben brown has been following the story from stormont for us. james brokenshire, the northern ireland secretary, said in the commons today this situation here is grave. it is in truth the worst, most serious political crisis here in northern ireland for a decade, triggered by the resignation by martin mcguinness over the controversial renewable heating scheme. but many here saying it is actually running much deeper than that and that sinn fein have become fed up with the way that power—sharing in northern ireland has been operating recently. arlene foster, who was the first minister, is now no

great, leaden skies to reach much of england wales and northern ireland, and for scotla nd and northern for the good part of the day, so watch about. mild with all of that air flooding so watch about. mild with all of that airflooding in so watch about. mild with all of that air flooding in from the atla ntic that air flooding in from the atlantic and just the last of that cold air still trapped their across scotland. it will be elbowed aside as we get on into tuesday, atlantic fronts moving out and eventually pushing the last of the cold air to the east, eight, 12, 13 or so across the east, eight, 12, 13 or so across the east. as i say it is a matter of looking to the atlantic to see where and when these funds will arrive across the aisles, because this front wiggles around. its exact time of clea ra nce front wiggles around. its exact time of clearance off to the continent is open to some doubt, a little bit of a lull, and the next weather front already approaching on the atlantic. wherever you are, take care. goodbye. hello. welcome if you've justjoined welcome if you'vejustjoined us

politics in northern ireland has an uncertain future. chris page, bbc news, belfast.ry, james brokenshire, says he may have to take action, if sinn fein don't nominate a successor for mr mcguinness. the uk government has a primary role to provide political stability in northern ireland, and we will be doing all that we can over the coming days to work with the parties to find a solution to the current situation. the position is clear — if sinn fein does not nominate a replacement to the role of deputy first minister, then i am obliged to call an election of the assembly within a reasonable period. i would urge the political parties, the leaders of the political parties, to come together and work together to find a solution to the current position, and we will be doing all that we can with the political parties and the irish government to that end. thank you very much. well, we can speak now tojon tonge, professor of politics at the university of liverpool and an expert on northern ireland. hejoins us from our studio in salford. thanks for being with us. good evening.

showers and windy in northern ireland and northern england, too.h in the way of rainfall. in the western side of wales there will be a few showers early on. it's windy the further west you go. gusts of wind 45mph through the morning. it will be windy to all parts through the day. the showers will be in northern ireland, northern england and in scotland the snow showers will come down the mountains as we get on into the afternoon and evening. it will be cold across the board, seven to eight in the south, three or so in glasgow. factor in the wind and it will be colder than that. snow showers continue across scotland. northern ireland will see some into the early hours of thursday. some of it will get down to low levels. it will be cold, a touch of frost and icy patches northern england up to scotland and northern ireland, too. thursday, cold and windy day, snow showers around. further south, wetter weather for wales and england. around. further south, wetter weatherfor wales and england. we could see snow as well. thank you very much. that's all fro

has been going on in northern ireland fora numberof that has been going on in northern ireland for aths. this renewable heating scheme was set up, the idea was it would move one form of energy to renewable forms of energy but the tariffs were set too high. it ended up potentially costing the executive £400 million, so costing the executive £400 million, soa costing the executive £400 million, so a big mistake was made. then there was lots of criticism over the way that that scheme was handled. here in northern ireland we have this power sharing executive, we have the dup as the lead unionist parties sharing power with sinn fein, so we have arlene foster as first minister and martin mcguinness as deputy first minister. that is the way the government has to work, and if you haven't got a first minister or and if you haven't got a first ministerora and if you haven't got a first minister or a deputy first minister, then the power—sharing can't work, and what we have seen today is martin mcguinness standing down as deputy first minister, because he wanted the first minister to step aside

nine, or ten isles and northern ireland to start tuesday.where you have got cloud to begin with, not so into the far south—east of the uk. it is east anglia and south—east england. a touch of frost to begin with. tomorrow we will see sunshine compared with today. elsewhere, we hold on to plenty of cloud. maybe the odd brighter break elsewhere, but i don't think we will get that in northern england and north wales where you are more likely to see outbreaks of rain. ten or 11 celsius, northern ireland and western scotland, but a chilly feel. east anglia and south—east england despite the sunshine. under clear skies tomorrow night, again in this clearer pa rt skies tomorrow night, again in this clearer part of the uk, you get a sharper frost clearer part of the uk, you get a sharperfrost going into clearer part of the uk, you get a sharper frost going into wednesday morning. elsewhere with cloud cover and drizzle and you will stay frost—free. elsewhere, a few brighter breaks and cloud and temperatures around eight to ten celsius. it looks like

uncertainty for northern ireland.nt will be stalled and then, most importantly, there's brexit. where will be the northern ireland voice when crucial decisions are taken? we are in a very grave situation going into this election and the timing of it when northern ireland has no budget agreed, when we are facing brexit and when we are also coming to the end of the financial year, is possibly the worst time that we could be entering into this kind of disarray. recent years have changed northern ireland, but the shadows of the past still make compromise difficult. a turkish cargo plane has crashed into a residential area close to the main airport in kyrgyzstan. local authorities say at least 37 people have died. the boeing 747, operated by act airlines, was flying from hong kong. in thick fog, it crashed into houses near manas airport, in the kyrgyz capital, bishkek. abdujalil abdurasulov reports. the tragedy happened early morning. some were getting ready for work. many were still sleeping. the plane crashed and hit the

the northern ireland secretary will now have to call a snap election.dal of a failed renewable energy scheme which could cost almost half a billion pounds. the scheme was overseen by arlene foster before she became first minister — and she's resisted calls to step aside for an investigation. annita mcveigh is in stormont for us. good afternoon from the great hall of stormont. if you look over my shoulder at that screen in the background, that is the assembly, sitting right now and getting on with business. but it is rather surreal, because as you mentioned, just a short while ago, sinn fein confirmed that they would not be nominating anyone to take up the position of deputy first minister. and that, if you like, was the point of no return. it means that can't be a power—sharing executive. it therefore means the secretary of state, james brokenshire, will probably this evening have to call snap elections in northern ireland. after a week with no functioning government, this is the moment when northern ireland's power—sharing executive finally collapsed.

today we have heard from the northern ireland secretary of state, james brokenshire. from the northernegraph he said it was clear the investigations into all troubles deaths was not working. he added it was also clear that the current focus was disproportionately on those who worked for the state, former members of the armed forces and the royal ulster constabulary police force. he said we are in danger of seeing the past rewritten. that is very much at odds to what we heard from the northern ireland director of public prosecutions just a few days ago. he said he had been left feeling mystified at claims of bias from unionists and some conservative mps. there are such differing opinions on these prosecutions and the possibility of more to come, it seems the question of how to deal with the legacy of northern ireland's troubles remains unanswered. given that the secretary of state has said this, has there been any public reaction to this? it is an emotive subject. very much so, and very controversial. yesterday we saw some former soldiers who had served in northern ireland march past pa

and there will be no northern ireland voice at the table. ad the d u p and sinn fein have fundamental disagreements over how to deal with brexit. there was no agreed position within the northern ireland executive. that will help further polarise. once 5pm passes, it is then over to the secretary of state james brokenshire to announce if he wishes to do so, that he is calling elections. the ball is then in his court. as for what happens next after those elections and if the parties fail to agree and come back together as a power—sharing executive, and many people are predicting that at this stage, then there has been talk of direct rule from westminster or perhaps even joint authority. more unlikely, but joint authority. more unlikely, but joint authority. more unlikely, but joint authority between westminster and dublin. at the moment the secretary of state is saying he won't countenance any of that. he's not thinking about any other arrangement than the power—sharing executive returning to stormont. we are going to keep a close eye on develo

sunshine at times in northern ireland, and initially in the northern scotland.ut milder into the south—west england. for many of us the south—west england. for many of us that frost will return tonight and againa us that frost will return tonight and again a chance free hard frost. i say clear parts because you will get out the fog developing here and especially across parts of england and wales going into tomorrow morning there could be dense and freezing fog patches around that could be causing some problems. not just on monday morning, on tuesday as well. not everybody will have it but where it is there could be some disruption so it is worth checking before you head out in the morning. some of this will be very slow to clear as well though some spots may hold onto it even into the afternoon. and if you do, the temperature may around freezing all day. the rest of us will see signs ofa day. the rest of us will see signs of a monday. a decent looking day with three to six celsius. a little higher in wales. unsettled in scotla nd higher in wales. unsettled in sc

northern scotla nd northern ireland as well. re maybe a little bit of sunshine and variable cloud, but chilly in the breeze. 0nly five celsius in oxford. further west, there is more cloud and outbreaks of rain. it is mostly patchy rain which will drift eastwards on the breeze. some eastern areas will see some spells of sunshine, particularly early on. probably quite cloudy later and as you can see the rain is patchy by the afternoon across the central swathe of the uk. temperatures will be in the range of seven to ten or 11 celsius. through the evening patchy rain gets to some parts of eastern england with further showers following into the north and the west. the wetter weather is from this weather front which will move through. behind it, we start to see the isobars getting close together. it will be a blustery day on wednesday. a blustery day with sunshine. further north and west, there will be a good scattering of showers and turning wintry up over 3oo showers and turning wintry up over 300 meters, mainly up over the hills. d

his departure from politics comes at a sensitive time for northern ireland. as collapsed and the brexit poses difficult questions about the future of the border with ireland. many people would struggle to forgive the man who played such a key role in a violent campaign but he earned grudging respect for his commitment to peace and the gunmen had turned politician have the authority to make compromises. let's cross to our northern ireland political editor mark devenport. this he had been ill for some time, any surprise he is stepping down. not particularly. it was probably predictable from the time he appeared and resigned as deputy first minister and appeared very wea k first minister and appeared very weak on that particular day about ten days ago. there had been a lot of speculation he would not be able to fight the campaign but it nevertheless has the feel of the end ofa nevertheless has the feel of the end of a new dock and while he didn't use the word retirement he said if he conquers the illness you could perform an ambassadorial role, there is the sense

uncertainty for northern ireland.xit. where will be the northern ireland voice when crucial decisions are taken? we are in a very grave situation going into this election and the timing of it when northern ireland has no budget agreed, when we are facing brexit and when we are also coming to the end of the financial year is possibly the worst time that we could be entering into this kind of disarray. recent years have changed northern ireland, but the shadows of the past still make compromise difficult. some campaigning for this snap poll have already begun with voters going to the polls on march the 2nd. then what will happen will be a period of negotiations, perhaps lasting three weeks when they will try and hammer out whether there is a basis for future power—sharing. what happens if they can't reach an agreement? then they could be further elections in the future, or they could be direct rule from westminster. tonight there was a telephone call from downing street to the irish prime minister expressing real concer

i've been involved for more than three decades in northern ireland related issues. thing, a political vacuum i've learned one thing, a political vacuum should be avoided at all costs. you must make sure that you are not only willing to fill that vacuum, are not only willing to fill that vacuum, are you must are not only willing to fill that vacuum, are you must work with all parties to try to see a way forward, so we avoid the nightmare scenario of six weeks of campaigning, which results in the same place where we started, with less in place to deal the huge divide and bring together those who are elected to represent all of the people of northern ireland. laurence robertson hadjust returned from londonderry. ireland. laurence robertson hadjust returned from londonderrylj ireland. laurence robertson hadjust returned from londonderry. i did detect and witness a great sense of frustration about what is happening, and a great sense of disappointment that the assembly yet again was under threat, and indeed this time has fallen. does the secretary of state therefore agre

day across northern ireland. wales and the moors, a lot of cloud across the midlands and four east anglia and the south—east, under clearer skies there is a touch of frost and also some patchy fog. that will lift through the morning, allowing some sunshine to develop. expect more than we saw yesterday, extending over towards the isle of wight. for the rest of the uk it remains fairly cloudy, with drizzle on and off at times. nor the scotla nd on and off at times. nor the scotland there is a good chance it will brighten up with some sunny skies, and here we could see up to 1213dc, whereas in the south—east despite the fact that we have sunshine we are looking at four or five. this is below average for the stage in january, five. this is below average for the stage injanuary, a degree above average for this this stage in january. under the clearer skies we are looking at a widespread frosts. locally some places could go as high high as —5 —7 —— as low. there will also be patchy fog but under all this cloud it will r

western scotland and northern ireland, occasional rain. strengthening throughout across the northern half of the county, gales in particular to the north—east. temperatures steadily on the rise. by the end of the day, into double figures in the west but a bit cooler further east. it sets us into a mild enough start through the night with a bit of cloud but strong winds and severe gales spreading across the north of scotland through the night. the wind is picking up elsewhere as we go into wednesday morning. a weakening weather front works its way southwards. temperatures into double figures overnight in the far south. notice we are starting to open the door to arctic air. into wednesday, not only will it get colder but we will have strong winds to contend with. bear that in mind if you are on the move on wednesday. wind gusting 50—60 mph through parts of wales and northwards. frequent showers in the north and west turning into sleet and snow as the colder air digs in. slowly getting colder across the south but temperatures still holding up

now, through the evening and overnight, the rain will push south across northern ireland and parts oftland and into northern england and north wales. elsewhere, the rain that we have will tend to fizzle and in the south east and east anglia under clearer

the text in northern ireland has an uncertain future. —— politics in northern ireland has an uncertainr mark devenport is at stormont this evening. politics in northern ireland always presents a challenge, where would you put this on the scale of one to ten? it is right up there as ten, a threat to the stability of the institutions here in the decade since devolution was restored with the dominant parties being dup and sinn fein. it is an unlikely quarter this has come from, a green energy scheme, but the row is very deep, covering a number of other issues, and it is hard to see how they will resolve their differences on the other side of what looks like being a very polarising election campaign. all right, mark, thank you very much. being attended to within four hours of going to an a&e department has been a key target for the nhs. but todayjeremy hunt, the health secretary, suggested that may not apply to everyone who turns up at a hospital. he's called for an honest discussion about the purpose of a&e. hers's our health correspondent elaine dunkley. a&e departments struggling to cop

it will probably rain for a time in northern ireland but for a time in northern ireland but for the far in by a strong wind in scotland. we could see icy patches across northern england and scotland, and elsewhere a lot of clout and missed and hill fog patches. mild towards the south—west, the cold air with as in northern england and scotland. looking at the weather for the week ahead, quite a change in fortunes compared to recent weeks, it is u nsettled, compared to recent weeks, it is unsettled, spells of rain and it will become windy with the potential for some severe gales later in the week and perhaps towards next weekend. before we get there, for monday we have got a lot of clout is coming our way for most parts of the uk, bringing some damp and drizzly conditions for northern ireland, wales and south—west england. temperatures up to 12 degrees in plymouth and some sunshine for a time across northern england and scotla nd time across northern england and scotland but it will still be relatively cool here. by tuesday, those southerly winds will have pushed right into scotland, so w

elsewhere across northern ireland and northern england mostly dry, just a little drizzle over the hillsclearer skies holding on so a cold frosty start here. the odd misty patch around first thing in the morning. asimilar around first thing in the morning. a similar picture to the south—east too. after that fairly chilly start too. after that fairly chilly start to tuesday things will turn milder from the north—west. you can see cloud amounts building here through the day. some rain across northern scotla nd the day. some rain across northern scotland and also windy here epping up scotland and also windy here epping up to the shetland isles. further south more sunshine, lighter winds too. a reasonably pleasant enough day. temperatures five or six towards the south but a milder seven 01’ towards the south but a milder seven or eight where you have that cloud coming in from the north—west. through into the early hours of wednesday we see this frontal system pushing south across the uk, that opens the doors for cold air to move in during wednesday. it will be a particularly affecting parts

northern ireland is likely to see a debit of cloud and some rain in the morning. england. further west, a lot more cloud, bringing some rain with it. but it is mostly patchy rain and it will try and drift from west to east. there are bright spells across the eastern side of the uk. some patchy rain working from west to east. after a fresh start today, we are in single figures for most places, just getting into doubles in the south and west. in the evening, rain heads towards the south—east of england. another batch of rain goes towards the south—west of the uk. a key feature of this weather front will be the change in the wind direction and the strength of the wind. it will be a very windy day midweek on wednesday. some dry spells towards the south and east of the uk. further north, we have a rash of showers coming in on that wind and some of those showers could be quite wintry, particularly over higher ground. we have heard about the cold weather across much of central and southern europe. it stays cold in the south of europe, but for germany and poland, it will

it will not be an issue for the far north of northern ireland, the far north of northern ireland, thee temperatures. bright and frosty in the north, mild and cloudy for the site. as we move on, stejskal germaine clear, frozen us what your problem in the midlands, it could be quite murky. further north there will be freezing fog. it may sit in the central belt for a good part of the day. leaden skies for the most part apart from parts of scotla nd for the most part apart from parts of scotland for some of the day. increasingly another band of cloud and rain and some — will come into the south where it stays mild. the last of the cruel days to be had. i will have more in half an hour. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump's restrictions on refugees and people from seven mainly muslim countries entering the united states is widely condemned by politicians. i'm not happy about him coming here until that ban is lifted. look at what is happening with those countries, how many more is going to be? what is going to be the long term of this on the rest of the world? but as a

tomorrow's front pages, starting with the i, it leads on the political crisis in northern ireland.lections are likely. the telegraph says a review has found that britain's most senior militaryjudge mishandled the trial of a royal marine, who was found guilty of murdering a wounded taliban fighter. the mail leads on the pressures on a&e. it says the health secretary has begged patients to stay away from crisis—hit hospitals. while the guardian says front—line doctors have warned patient safety is at risk, as casualty units are overwhelmed. the times leads on the story that doctors believe more than a quarter of accident and emergency units are dangerously overcrowded. the express focuses on house prices. and the metro leads on meryl streep‘s criticism of donald trump. that is at last night's: globes, we will talk about that later on, but let's start with the daily mail, broken a and e is yourfault, i.e., the public was fought. one in three of us should not be in casualty at all. we are in the middle of winter, when you get the biggest pressures on the nhs, particularly a&e, he is tr

now dup leader and first minister of northern ireland.media, she responded to mr mcguinness's departurelj social media, she responded to mr mcguinness's departure. i am, of course, disappointed martin mcguinness has chosen to take the position he has today. his actions have meant that at precisely the time when we need our government is to be active we will have no government. martin mcguinness's resignation by possibly brings to an end the career ofa man possibly brings to an end the career of a man who was once a committed and active republican paramilitary. in the 1970s he was second in command of the ira in derry. can you say whether the bombing is likely to stop in the nearfuture in response to any public demand? well, we will always ta ke to any public demand? well, we will always take on the considerations and feelings of people of derry and these feelings will be passed on to these feelings will be passed on to the hq in dublin. the man who helped to lead the ira to violence ultimately help to bring northern ireland to peace. he r

politics in northern ireland has an uncertain future.eement has come to a head. well, the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, said he would have to take action if sinn fein did not nominate a successoi’. the uk government has a primary role is to provide political stability in northern ireland, and we will be doing all that we can offer the coming days to work with the parties to find a solution to the current situation. the position is clear — if sinn fein does not nominate a replacement to the role of deputy first minister, then i am obliged to call an election of the assembly within a reasonable period. i would urge the political parties, the leaders of the political parties, to come together and work together to find a solution to the current position and we will be doing all that we can with the political parties and the irish government to that end. thank you very much. joining me now from belfast is our correspondent, stephen walker. james brokenshire there, the northern ireland secretary, saying he may have lacked an o

we have not found similar set ups in scotland, or northern ireland.want to squander any money, we have limited resources, so it is really important the resource we have we spend most effectively, and get the best value for our population. referral management is, for now, a relatively small part of efforts to manage rising demand, but its use is increasing, and that means more gps, like tracey‘s, are likely to see their decisions scrutinised and even overturned. jenny walrond, bbc news. well, with me is our health editor, hugh pym. can we say whether or not these referral centres a re can we say whether or not these referral centres are good for patients? i think the jury is out. it may come as a surprise, to a lot of people, that when they go and see agpin of people, that when they go and see a gp in certain areas of england and the gp says is i am going to recommend referring do you a specialist, to take a closer look, that that decision is then vetted by another organisation, sometimes a private company. that is what this is about. the advocates of

this issue of how to deal with northern ireland's past has always been controversial.moment police are investigating all the deaths that took place during the troubles. 3500 people we re during the troubles. 3500 people were killed between 1969 and 1998. 302 of those were killed by members of the british army. as a result of these new police investigations, two former soldiers are currently being prosecuted for murder, and a law firm representing otherformer soldiers says it believes there could be more prosecutions to come. as you said, we have heard from the northern ireland secretary of state, james brokenshire ire, and writing in the sunday telegraph, he said that the investigations into the troubles deaths was not working. he said the current focus was disproportionately on those who work for the state. former members of the armed forces and the royal ulster co nsta bula ry armed forces and the royal ulster constabulary police force. he said we are in danger of seeing the past rewritten. that is very much at odds with what we heard from the northern ireland direct

so it stands to reason then that if there is no northern ireland assembly and no northern ireland executivetime before the march timetable that she has set for invoking article 50, she will be unable to consult properly, to discuss fully and to find agreement on the complex issues during this period. in these circumstances, will the prime minister postpone invoking article 50... or will she just plough on regardless? i am clear that, first of all, we want to try to ensure that, ?within this period of seven days, we can find a resolution to the political situation in northern ireland, so that we can to see the assembly government continuing. but i am also clear that, in the discussions that we have, it will be possible, it is still the case that ministers are in place and that, obviously, there are executives in place, that we are still able to take the views of the northern ireland people. now let's take a step back in time. do you remember this? when tony blair swept to power in 1997 there was much fanfare about the number of women who'd become mps. nicknamed the blair babes they represent

more cloud further north across northern scotland, parts of northern ireland. otland, light showers. mostly offering. chilly across southern and is in parts where we could see the early frost. we could see this in northern ireland as well before the cloud increases. clear skies means that temperatures will be falling sharply. frost in the countryside probably before 6pm this evening with the clear skies. as we run through the last part of the evening and overnight, the cloud in the north—west will push its way slowly southwards into parts of wales, northern england. ahead of it, icy patches around, especially in the south, where there will be a good white frost and it will be —5 also. later on in the night, temperatures will recover across the north and it should be milder. we will tuesday with more cloud, through the day it will turn wet across the north and west of scotland. a few showers from northern ireland will get blown over the irish sea in the north—west england and wales. much more cloud across england and wales. the sunshine may continue in the southe